At the meeting chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine considered the readiness of our state to meet Ukrainian citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where a coronavirus outbreak was recorded.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov emphasized that armed provocations on the collision line in Donbas were carried out by forces not interested  in the continuation of the Normandy format.

The situation on the delimitation line in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in the Luhansk region, where illegal armed groups attacked the positions of the Ukrainian military this morning, is under the control of the Ukrainian party, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine was held under the chairmanship of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the framework of the meeting, the National Security and Defense Strategy "Security of a Human - Security of a Country" was approved.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the attack of the illegal armed groups on the JFO positions in the Luhansk region using the weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements was an attempt to disrupt the peace process in Donbas, however Ukraine was determined to repel any manifestations of armed aggression.

President’s wife Olena Zelenska and UNICEF Representative in Ukraine Lotta Sylwander had a working meeting, in the course of which the UNICEF representatives shared their vast experience of work aimed to improve the lives of the children in the world.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukraine's international partners and business representatives to become involved in the implementation of infrastructure and social projects in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions affected by the armed conflict.